Summer at ARRIS Erin Bedesem 8/22/16
Summer at ARRISErin Bedesem8/22/16
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Overview
Agenda
About Me
Internship Highlights
Summer Projects
Reflections, Question, & Close
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Year: Rising JuniorDegree: Finance & AccountingGraduation: May 2018
Program: International Business Certificate
ProgramLocations: Beijing, China
Shanghai, China London, UK
Role: Supply Chain InternBU: S.C – ProcurementManager: Joe PalmieriLocation: Horsham, PA
About Me
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Internship Highlights
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Team Ir n Man
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Summer Project
• CEO Roundtable
– Supply Chain Interns
– Team Profiles
• Travel Incentive Project
• GVM System Consolidation
– 3 Phases
– GVM & IT Collaboration
– Completion by “Go Live” date
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Vendor Maintenance Project
• Summer 2015
– ARRIS Vendor Cleanup
– Modifications to supplier payment profiles
– Use of Oracle software
• Summer 2016
– GVM System Consolidation
– Pace integration
– IT Collaboration
– Supplier banking information
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Phase 1
• Raw Pace and ARRIS data
• Analyze duplicate suppliers
• Acquire feedback from GVM team
• Mapping exercise
• Support from IT
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Phase 2
• ARRIS vendor cleanup
• Payment feedback
• Made recommendations to supplier sites
• All recommendations reviewed and implemented
• Mass deactivations sent to IT
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Phase 3
• Banking information
• Recycle of mapping and deactivations
• Supplier correspondent information
• New extract file
• Last analysis before Go Live
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Thank You!
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